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AFA 12-2022 Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS)/Community Health Education Resource Person (CHERP)

BBH AFA ANNOUNCEMENT The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) and the Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) have jointly released the following announcements of funding availability (AFA): AFA 12-2022 Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS)/Community Health Education Resource Person (CHERP) The documents required for response to this AFA can be found here.    Key Dates: Date of Release May 23, 2022 Technical Assistance  Submit written

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Faculty Loan Repayment Program: Application Checklist

Prepare your Faculty Loan Repayment application Application Checklist Scan a U.S. birth certificate, an unexpired U.S. Passport ID or U.S. Passport Card, a Certificate of Citizenship, a Naturalization Certificate, or a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) and save as a PDF for proof of U.S. citizenship. (Please note, the following are NOT acceptable as proof of citizenship: a driver’s license, social security card, or marriage license). Authorization to Release Information Form.

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Marshall School of Medicine signs affiliation agreements with Highland Hospital

Marshall School of Medicine signs affiliation agreements with Highland Hospital CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Highland Hospital announces two new academic affiliation agreements with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. The first clinical training agreement gives fourth-year medical students at Marshall the opportunity to complete at least one elective psychiatry rotation at Highland Hospital’s behavioral health facility in Charleston. Throughout the course of their rotation at Highland, the students will

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The Community Capacity Project: Supporting HIV Self-Testing

  Community Education Group (CEG) is excited to help community serving organizations across the U.S. expand their public health outreach/HIV prevention programming by assisting in creating opportunities for HIV self-testing (HIV ST). CEG will help CSOs develop capacity to reach populations in communities that are most affected by HIV with HIV ST opportunities. CEG will do this first by helping applicant organizations determine their needs with respect to identifying and reaching populations

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Patients encouraged to perform monthly oral cancer self-screenings

  Patients encouraged to perform monthly oral cancer self-screenings Dental school provides oral cancer awareness resources and tips If your oral health care providers are talking to you about cancers of the head, neck and throat, it is their April mission to raise awareness of the complications of oral cancer and provide resources that could lead to early detection. The Oral Cancer Foundation reports every hour, 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or

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How to Receive Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Training

How to Receive Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Training Receive Award Preference Learn how you can receive award preference for the SUD Workforce LRP and Rural Community LRP.  Learn how you can receive award preference for the SUD Workforce LRP and Rural Community LRP.  Clinicians working to address the opioid epidemic may be eligible for free training to provide Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD). The National Health Service

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Highlights Strategy to Address the National Mental Health Crisis

As we mark Mental Health Awareness Month, our country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis among people of all ages. Two in five American adults report symptoms of anxiety and depression, and more than half of parents express concern over their children’s mental well-being. Over forty percent of teenagers state they struggle with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. These growing demands have exposed longstanding cracks in our care infrastructure while compounding many other domestic policy challenges,

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Loan Repayment For SUD Professionals: Get Our Toolkit

Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Recovery Loan Repayment Program Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Recovery Loan Repayment Program Get the New Promotional Toolkit Share with your members The STAR LRP awards eligible providers with up to $250,000 of loan repayment in exchange for six years of full-time service at an approved facility. Behavioral health clinicians and support workers, clinical support staff and many others trained in substance use disorder treatment are encouraged to apply. 

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